Húfa

Old Norse Dictionary - húfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "húfa" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

húfa Old Norse word can mean:

húfa: u, f., proncd. húa, [Scot. how; O. H. G. hûba; Germ. haube; Dan. hue]:—a hood, cap, bonnet; húfa hlaðbúin, Fms. vii. 225; höttr né húfa, Sks. 290; bar kona vatn í húfu sinni, Bs. i. 461, Gísl. 24, Bs. ii. 21, Dipl. v. 18 (belonging to a priest’s dress), passim; stál-húfa, a steel hood; skott-húfa, a tasseled cap; koll-húfa, a cowl or skull-cap; nátt-húfa, a night cap.

húfa: 2. the name of a cow with a white head; heimsk er hún Húfa, Stef. Ól., Kveld. ii. 197; Skinn-húfa, a nickname. húfu-lauss, adj. hoodless, bare-headed.

húfa: II. (= húfr), part of a church, in the old timber churches, Ísl. ii. 402 (of a temple); hann lét færa innar háaltarit í húfuna, Bs. i. 830, 890, D. n. v. 586. húfu-viðr, m. timber for the húfa, Bs. i. 144.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

pl.: plural.

proncd.: pronounced.

Scot.: Scottish.

v.: vide.

adj.: adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stef. Ól.: Stefán Ólafsson.

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

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